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- 1. Multiple Choice
Residents rights in nursing homes in the US are protected at which level(s)?
state
federal
state and federal
local city government
- 2. Fill in the Blank
Once an individual enters a nursing home, they lose their rights. True or False?
- 3. Multiple Choice
A resident in a nursing home is diabetic and on a sugar-restricted diet by physician order. The resident wants to have a piece of cake. What should you do?
Tell him he can't have the cake and walk away.
Give him the cake and remind him not to tell anyone.
Offer him a salad or peanut butter sandwich instead.
Offer a piece of sugar-free cake, but if he refuses, give him the regular cake.
- 4. Multiple Choice
If a resident in a nursing home does not want to take their blood pressure medication, which of these applies?
She must take the medication. You must document that you forced her to take it.
She must stay in her room until she agrees to take the medication.
The family must be called and informed of her lack of cooperation.
She has the right to refuse her medication but this should be documented in her chart.
- 5. Multiple Choice
A nursing assistant is giving hair care to a female resident, and puts her hair in pigtails without being asked. Does this violate the resident's rights?
No, the nursing assistant can fix the resident's hair in any hairstyle.
Yes, this violates her right to dignity.
Yes, this violates her right to be fully informed.
No, as long as the resident does not protest, this is fine.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Technically, calling a nursing home resident "sweetie" or "honey" is a violation of their rights.
False. These are terms of endearment.
True. This is considered undignified and demeaning.
False. Healthcare workers can use "pet names" to show they care.
True, but only if the resident becomes upset at being called this name.
- 7. Multiple Choice
A nursing home resident is being given a shower. The nursing assistant quickly washes the resident's entire body without asking him which parts he wants to wash. Which right does this violate?
The right to be fully informed.
The right to complain.
The right to participate in his own care.
The right to privacy.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The nurse aide gives Mr. Jones a bed bath. In the middle of this procedure, the nurse aide realizes that the door to the room has been open. Which resident's right has been violated?
The right to participate in his own care.
The right to visits.
The right to complain.
The right to privacy.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Mrs. Crumpet received care from a CNA student during the evening shift. Mrs. Crumpet did not know that the caregiver was a student. Which resident right was violated?
The right to dignity, respect, and freedom.
The right to be fully informed.
The right to complain.
The right to privacy.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The nurse aide goes to lunch. While in the cafeteria, he sees another aide from his hall. They sit together and discuss a resident who has dementia and has exhibited difficult behaviors that day. What right, if any, has been violated?
Since they both are the resident's caregivers, no right has been violated.
The right to privacy.
The right to confidentiality.
The right to refuse treatment.
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